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Games of the Week: Oklahoma at Missouri and LSU at Auburn

At times, college football's number one ranking carries with it a reputation and shelf-life that exists about as long as a prom king's reign.

In order to qualify for the throne you must be, in most instances, a popular and respectable football program with a history of success. Teams must be Proactive in cleaning up blemishes on offense, defense and special teams to get the votes. Clean cut and Tebow-esque is embraced.

However, Zach's control of Bayside's scepter is short-lived after word gets out that he's been cavorting with a girl from rival Valley.

That or you get exploited by South Carolina and Wisconsin.

Boom! Welcome back to the land of the peasants.

If the metaphor fits, wear it. It's now Oregon and Oklahoma's turn to don the crown. By default, as they were enjoying a bye week, the Ducks move to the top spot in the AP ranking. With wins over Florida State, at Cincinnati and most importantly Texas, Boomer Sooner has earned elite status in the first edition of the BCS standings.

Oklahoma's reward for a 6-0 start, another road war in the Big 12. Bob Stoops' will have his hands full preparing for the Missouri Tigers as they have quietly crept up into the Top 20.

Gary Pinkel's defense is the best you've never heard of, and to be fair their strength of schedule is the reason why, but when you shut down the Texas A&M offense to the tune of nine points, you are doing something right. The Tigers are holding opponents to 10.8 points per game, second best in the nation behind TCU.

Quarterback Blaine Gabbert is the main reason why the Tigs passing offense is ranked in the top 20. Seven weeks into the season, he's amassed over 1500 yards through the air and 10 touchdowns. The sophomore quarterback has offensive stats comparable to Michigan State's Kirk Cousins and Arizona's Nick Foles. As a whole, the Missouri's offense is ranked 24th in points per game (34.5). Although, their schedule includes such non-conference gems McNeese State, Miami (Ohio) and soon-to-be Pac-10 refugee Colorado.

Considering Sam Bradford missed most of the 2009 season with a shoulder injury, Oklahoma has transitioned nicely under Landry Jones in 2010. To go along with the No. 1 BCS ranking, the Sooners are currently inside the Top 20 in total offense. Their passing game is averaging 303 yards each contest while senior running back DeMarco Murray is carrying the ground game with eleven touchdowns and over 155 yds/gm.

The only glaring weakness in the OU resume is their road test came at Cincinnati where the Sooners allowed Zach Collaros to pass for over 300 yards and nearly handed the game to the Bearcats in the fourth quarter. It may have been a bump in the road, however, as Oklahoma is ranked 28th in the country in points allowed per game at 19.

Using our college football simulation engine, we simulated the Sooners vs Tigers 101 times, and in a nail-biter the Sooners come out ahead 52.5-percent of the time by an average score of 32-31.

LSU at Auburn

If there was any doubt that Les Miles and LSU have a horseshoe, four-leaf clover and rabbit's foot buried someplace where the sun don't shine, the Tigers' first-half effort against McNeese State this past Saturday definitely exposed what most educated college football fans already knew.

This team is on borrowed time.

The final score may have read 32-10, but the FCS Cowboys only trailed their FBS big brother by six at the half. The same McNeese program that earlier this season lost to the definition of college football excellence, Cal Poly (ranked 23rd in FCS), was down six points to sixth best team as determined by the BCS.

This system works fine.

If you believe in the theory of course correction, Auburn's play on the field this Saturday should speak on the behalf of North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and the little guy.

Auburn, along with Arkansas, rewrote the SEC record books over the weekend. Cam Newton is like the Denard Robinson of the South, but the Heisman chatter took a bit longer to reach this quarterback as most of the attention was paid to another team within Alabama's state lines.

Newton is responsible for 25 Tiger touchdowns through the first seven weeks of the season. He's passed for over 1200 yards and rushed for over 800. Auburn is currently ranked 6th in the country in rush yards/gm, pounding the turf for over 283 a contest.

All things being fair, the LSU Tigers defense does deserve some kudos for their efforts. The 11th best defense is holding opponents to less than 15 points a game.

With Auburn scoring 65 against the Razorbacks, LSU should be content yielding 30 to the Tigs at home.

Using our college football simulation engine, we simulated LSU vs Auburn 101 times, and Gene Chizik's Tigers came out ahead 67.3-percent of the time by an average score of 30-24.

College Football Week 8
Matchup	Win%	Avg Score
Eastern Michigan Eagles	5.9	8	Boxscore
@ Virginia Cavaliers	94.1	33
Duke Blue Devils	7.9	17	Boxscore
@ Virginia Tech Hokies	92.1	40
North Carolina Tar Heels	24.8	19	Boxscore
@ Miami (FL) Hurricanes	75.2	29
Maryland Terrapins	37.6	21	Boxscore
@ Boston College Eagles	62.4	28
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	64.4	29	Boxscore
@ Clemson Tigers	35.6	27
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	11.9	11	Boxscore
@ Pittsburgh Panthers	88.1	31
Syracuse Orange	17.8	16	Boxscore
@ West Virginia Mountaineers	82.2	30
South Florida Bulls	20.8	17	Boxscore
@ Cincinnati Bearcats	79.2	31
Connecticut Huskies	64.4	26	Boxscore
@ Louisville Cardinals	35.6	23
Purdue Boilermakers	5.0	10	Boxscore
@ Ohio State Buckeyes	95.0	39
Wisconsin Badgers	30.7	22	Boxscore
@ Iowa Hawkeyes	69.3	30
Indiana Hoosiers	48.5	28	Boxscore
@ Illinois Fighting Illini	51.5	31
Michigan State Spartans	65.3	32	Boxscore
@ Northwestern Wildcats	34.7	29
Penn State Nittany Lions	95.0	36	Boxscore
@ Minnesota Golden Gophers	5.0	13
Ball State Cardinals	15.8	16	Boxscore
@ Toledo Rockets	84.2	33
Central Michigan Chippewas	26.7	19	Boxscore
@ Northern Illinois Huskies	73.3	30
Western Michigan Broncos	39.6	20	Boxscore
@ Akron Zips	60.4	24
Kent State Golden Flashes	55.4	20	Boxscore
@ Bowling Green Falcons	44.6	19
Temple Owls	85.1	31	Boxscore
@ Buffalo Bulls	14.9	18
Ohio Bobcats	95.0	32	Boxscore
@ Miami (OH) RedHawks	5.0	12
Washington State Cougars	5.0	15	Boxscore
@ Stanford Cardinal	95.0	48
UCLA Bruins	5.0	11	Boxscore
@ Oregon Ducks	95.0	38
Washington Huskies	8.9	16	Boxscore
@ Arizona Wildcats	91.1	37
Arizona State Sun Devils	52.5	29	Boxscore
@ California Golden Bears	47.5	29
UAB Blazers	9.9	19	Boxscore
@ Mississippi State Bulldogs	90.1	41
Mississippi Rebels	12.9	29	Boxscore
@ Arkansas Razorbacks	87.1	44
LSU Tigers	32.7	24	Boxscore
@ Auburn Tigers	67.3	30
Georgia Bulldogs	75.2	31	Boxscore
@ Kentucky Wildcats	24.8	23
Alabama Crimson Tide	95.0	34	Boxscore
@ Tennessee Volunteers	5.0	13
South Carolina Gamecocks	95.0	40	Boxscore
@ Vanderbilt Commodores	5.0	11
New Mexico State Aggies	5.0	10	Boxscore
@ Idaho Vandals	95.0	46
Hawaii Warriors	64.4	35	Boxscore
@ Utah State Aggies	35.6	31
Fresno State Bulldogs	92.1	35	Boxscore
@ San Jose State Spartans	7.9	16
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	83.2	30	Boxscore
@ Navy Midshipmen	16.8	20
Iowa State Cyclones	5.0	10	Boxscore
@ Texas Longhorns	95.0	38
Kansas State Wildcats	20.8	19	Boxscore
@ Baylor Bears	79.2	32
Nebraska Cornhuskers	38.6	25	Boxscore
@ Oklahoma State Cowboys	61.4	31
Oklahoma Sooners	52.5	32	Boxscore
@ Missouri Tigers	47.5	31
Texas Tech Red Raiders	82.2	32	Boxscore
@ Colorado Buffaloes	17.8	20
Texas A&M Aggies	95.0	39	Boxscore
@ Kansas Jayhawks	5.0	18
Rice Owls	5.0	18	Boxscore
@ UCF Knights	95.0	40
Tulane Green Wave	23.8	22	Boxscore
@ UTEP Miners	76.2	35
Marshall Thundering Herd	25.7	19	Boxscore
@ East Carolina Pirates	74.3	30
Houston Cougars	38.6	29	Boxscore
@ Southern Methodist Mustangs	61.4	35
Colorado State Rams	5.0	11	Boxscore
@ Utah Utes	95.0	42
Air Force Falcons	5.0	13	Boxscore
@ TCU Horned Frogs	95.0	44
Wyoming Cowboys	31.7	14	Boxscore
@ Brigham Young Cougars	68.3	24
San Diego State Aztecs	95.0	36	Boxscore
@ New Mexico Lobos	5.0	12
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	16.8	13	Boxscore
@ Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	83.2	30
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks	41.6	25	Boxscore
@ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	58.4	29
Florida Atlantic Owls	42.6	27	Boxscore
@ Arkansas State Red Wolves	57.4	30

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